Orly Bonder Basecoat Review

I've been using this base coat for a few weeks, and I've definitely noticed an increase in the longevity of my manicures. As a web developer/librarian my nails get some pretty brutal treatment! I've found my Bonder + colour + Seche Vite top coat combination lasts 5 days or so! With my previous base coat I was lucky to get 3 days of wear.

Heard rave reviews about this on Google so after months of (not) coping with constantly chipping nail polish, I bought this and gave it a go. I have noticed a very slight difference while using this, maybe an extra few hours wear without chips? I'm used to polish chipping within a day so I wasn't too disappointed. However, this particular product also rips layers off my nail every time I remove it! I have decided not to use this anymore because of that very reason; it's actually been weakening my nail. If you have thin and weak nails like me, avoid this!

I was struggling to find a decent base coat as all my nail polish was constantly peeling off as my nails can be quite oily. But I started using this base, and my nail polish has worked well with it. however I wouldn't wear this as a single coat as it is very sticky without a different polish over the top.

Bought this because I liked the small size of the bottle to fit in the manicure bag, which I often put in my handbag to my nails on the go if I get a spare 10 minutes. Word to the wise: it doesn't work. I got chips in my polish (on my index fingers, which always chip first) within one day. I had chips on other fingers within two days. I had to take the whole lot off after three days, because it was looking manky. This was paired with the Orly Won't Chip Topcoat. I persisted with the basecoat for about two months, but it went gloopy in the bottle when I got to half way and I couldn't use it, so I binned it.